Col. David Flynn (right), outgoing director of air operations for Joint Force Headquarters—Kentucky, receives the Legion of Merit from Brig. Gen. David Mounkes, Kentucky’s assistant adjutant general for Air, during Flynn’s retirement ceremony at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., May 20, 2023. Flynn is retiring after 28 years of military service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Horton)